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Friday, June 08, 2012

Use LastPass tool to check if your LinkedIn password was compromised

I've recently become a big fan of LastPass as a "cloud based" password management tool and have been using it to secure my identities on various sites by randomizing the password and storing it within LastPass.

It's good to know that companies like LastPass are doing valuable things within the consumer security space.

If you haven't changed your LinkedIn password within the last week, please use the tool to see if it was compromised, although you should change your password anyhow.

And if you aren't already a LastPass user, now would be a good time to start. For just $12 a year, you can have it manage your passwords, store them in encrypted and hashed form on their infrastructure and sync up the password vault to your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, etc. I highly recommend using this or similar services to manage your passwords. Your identity should be protected and you can't do it by using a weakly generated password that you use for multiple sites. Have LastPass generate a strong password (at least 20 characters, 32 where possible) for your sites and manage the passwords for you.

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Use LastPass tool to check if your LinkedIn password was compromised

I've recently become a big fan of LastPass as a "cloud based" password management tool and have been using it to secure my identities on various sites by randomizing the password and storing it within LastPass.

It's good to know that companies like LastPass are doing valuable things within the consumer security space.

If you haven't changed your LinkedIn password within the last week, please use the tool to see if it was compromised, although you should change your password anyhow.

And if you aren't already a LastPass user, now would be a good time to start. For just $12 a year, you can have it manage your passwords, store them in encrypted and hashed form on their infrastructure and sync up the password vault to your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, etc. I highly recommend using this or similar services to manage your passwords. Your identity should be protected and you can't do it by using a weakly generated password that you use for multiple sites. Have LastPass generate a strong password (at least 20 characters, 32 where possible) for your sites and manage the passwords for you.